Jo Hofmann
@birdcmp.bsky.social
Birder, woodworker, recovering servant of public health, exFed
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1. In a major victory, Democrats have managed to get all anti-trans riders stripped from the final appropriations bills.
This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
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This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Democrats Successfully Strip All Anti-Trans Riders From Final Appropriations Bills
The HHS and Education bills once contained the most sweeping anti-trans provisions in congressional history. Now they contain none.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:20 PM
1. In a major victory, Democrats have managed to get all anti-trans riders stripped from the final appropriations bills.
This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
How do I get my head out of this?
January 20, 2026 at 9:25 PM
How do I get my head out of this?
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AAP and 6 other groups amended their suit on Monday, now seeking to put a stop to ACIP. Will ask judge on 2/13 to block ACIP from meeting in late Feb, and from ever meeting again.
#IDsky #vaccines #measles #immunization #pediatrics #COVID #flu #publichealth #familymedicine
#IDsky #vaccines #measles #immunization #pediatrics #COVID #flu #publichealth #familymedicine
RFK Jr.'s Latest Childhood Vaccine Schedule Change Draws Lawsuit
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule triggered a legal challenge from leading health groups that call the move “the most egregious, reckless, and dang...
news.bloomberglaw.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
AAP and 6 other groups amended their suit on Monday, now seeking to put a stop to ACIP. Will ask judge on 2/13 to block ACIP from meeting in late Feb, and from ever meeting again.
#IDsky #vaccines #measles #immunization #pediatrics #COVID #flu #publichealth #familymedicine
#IDsky #vaccines #measles #immunization #pediatrics #COVID #flu #publichealth #familymedicine
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Reposted by Jo Hofmann
Don't give them any ideas.
Florida Passes Law Granting Viruses Personhood https://theonion.com/florida-passes-law-granting-viruses-personhood/
January 19, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Don't give them any ideas.
“Whadda you lookin’ at?”
A Jersey Kinglet.
A Jersey Kinglet.
January 19, 2026 at 1:42 PM
“Whadda you lookin’ at?”
A Jersey Kinglet.
A Jersey Kinglet.
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Sometime tomorrow we'll learn the DOJ has opened an investigation into Springsteen's mortgage
Bruce Springsteen: “ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
January 19, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Sometime tomorrow we'll learn the DOJ has opened an investigation into Springsteen's mortgage
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Marx remarks somewhere that historical events appear, as it were, twice: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce.
He forgot to add that beneath the farce also can lurk tragedy.
He forgot to add that beneath the farce also can lurk tragedy.
January 18, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Marx remarks somewhere that historical events appear, as it were, twice: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce.
He forgot to add that beneath the farce also can lurk tragedy.
He forgot to add that beneath the farce also can lurk tragedy.
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It was raining on this protest in Nuuk. Temperatures in Greenland have been absurdly warm recently. THAT is what we should be talking about.
‘Yankee, Go Home’: Greenlanders Protest Trump’s Takeover Plans
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:47 PM
It was raining on this protest in Nuuk. Temperatures in Greenland have been absurdly warm recently. THAT is what we should be talking about.
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Cassidy’s sole legacy is dead kids
That’s all he’ll be remembered for
He knowingly cast the key vote to confirm the world’s most extreme, most dangerous anti-vaccine activist & conspiracy theorist to lead the federal health system
He did it so Trump would love him—& Trump threw him under the 🚌
That’s all he’ll be remembered for
He knowingly cast the key vote to confirm the world’s most extreme, most dangerous anti-vaccine activist & conspiracy theorist to lead the federal health system
He did it so Trump would love him—& Trump threw him under the 🚌
bill cassidy traded countless lives of babies and children and grandmas so trump wouldn’t burn him. and trump just burned him.
Trump says he will endorse Julia Letlow if she runs against Bill Cassidy in a Republican senate primary.
January 18, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Cassidy’s sole legacy is dead kids
That’s all he’ll be remembered for
He knowingly cast the key vote to confirm the world’s most extreme, most dangerous anti-vaccine activist & conspiracy theorist to lead the federal health system
He did it so Trump would love him—& Trump threw him under the 🚌
That’s all he’ll be remembered for
He knowingly cast the key vote to confirm the world’s most extreme, most dangerous anti-vaccine activist & conspiracy theorist to lead the federal health system
He did it so Trump would love him—& Trump threw him under the 🚌
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The images and stories coming out of Minneapolis are extraordinary. We can't say we did not know what was happening. Lots of people are putting their bodies on the line to make sure we do.
January 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The images and stories coming out of Minneapolis are extraordinary. We can't say we did not know what was happening. Lots of people are putting their bodies on the line to make sure we do.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:10 PM
OMFG. I hated this guy in med school and I hate him now.
Dr Oz: "Alabama has no OBGYNs in many of their counties, so they're doing something pretty cool. They're actually having robots do ultrasounds on these pregnant moms."
January 17, 2026 at 1:59 AM
OMFG. I hated this guy in med school and I hate him now.
Why am I subjected to Mallard butts?
January 17, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Why am I subjected to Mallard butts?
I’m supposed to eat bugs why am I eating a leaf?
January 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I’m supposed to eat bugs why am I eating a leaf?
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“Creature alert..creature alert!”
New comb jelly species discovered near Puerto Rico. These would be pretty low-calorie "gelata” snacks for us, but it’s fun to see humans exploring the deep sea!
New comb jelly species discovered near Puerto Rico. These would be pretty low-calorie "gelata” snacks for us, but it’s fun to see humans exploring the deep sea!
Meet Duobrachium sparksae: a newly described comb jelly that looks like a glowing hot-air balloon drifting just above the deep seafloor. Transparent, delicate, and unmistakably transfixing, it reminds us how much biodiversity is in the deep oceans.
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...
January 16, 2026 at 11:45 PM
“Creature alert..creature alert!”
New comb jelly species discovered near Puerto Rico. These would be pretty low-calorie "gelata” snacks for us, but it’s fun to see humans exploring the deep sea!
New comb jelly species discovered near Puerto Rico. These would be pretty low-calorie "gelata” snacks for us, but it’s fun to see humans exploring the deep sea!
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Reports said the trial was halted. HHS says it will proceed. The revised protocol remains unethical. Scrutiny must continue until participants are no longer placed in harm’s way. I read the revised protocol and wrote a follow-up.
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bktitanji.substack.com/p/lipstick-o...
Lipstick on a Pig: Why the Amended Hepatitis B Birth-Dose Trial in Guinea Bissau Remains Ethically Indefensible
How Scrutiny and African Leadership Changed the Conversation
bktitanji.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Reports said the trial was halted. HHS says it will proceed. The revised protocol remains unethical. Scrutiny must continue until participants are no longer placed in harm’s way. I read the revised protocol and wrote a follow-up.
bktitanji.substack.com/p/lipstick-o...
bktitanji.substack.com/p/lipstick-o...
Nobel Creepy Stare Prize.
January 16, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Nobel Creepy Stare Prize.
Greetings from the kitty cat.
January 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Greetings from the kitty cat.
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And today on Blue Peter, we’ll be showing you how you can make your own Nobel Prize Medal, using milk bottle tops, pipe cleaners and some sticky-backed plastic.
January 16, 2026 at 10:55 AM
And today on Blue Peter, we’ll be showing you how you can make your own Nobel Prize Medal, using milk bottle tops, pipe cleaners and some sticky-backed plastic.
Thanks to the data mongers!
“The data was (sic) provided through a collaboration of researchers from Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard School of Medicine and Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai with researchers publishing their findings on Thursday in the journal Nature Health.”
“The data was (sic) provided through a collaboration of researchers from Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard School of Medicine and Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai with researchers publishing their findings on Thursday in the journal Nature Health.”
For the first time, a map has been created that allows people to type in their ZIP code and see an estimated percentage of their neighbors who have been vaccinated against measles, which can help determine the risk of the disease in their area.
abcnews.go.com/Health/new-m...
abcnews.go.com/Health/new-m...
New map shows how to spot the measles risk level in your ZIP code
For the first time, a map allows people to type in their ZIP code and determine the risk of measles in their area based on vaccination coverage.
abcnews.go.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Thanks to the data mongers!
“The data was (sic) provided through a collaboration of researchers from Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard School of Medicine and Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai with researchers publishing their findings on Thursday in the journal Nature Health.”
“The data was (sic) provided through a collaboration of researchers from Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard School of Medicine and Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai with researchers publishing their findings on Thursday in the journal Nature Health.”
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Reposted by Jo Hofmann
As you talk about Greenland, please make sure you are talking about the >56,000 Inuit who have called the Island their home for thousands of years. Here are 2 stories that include their voices, concerns, and hopes.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/buy...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/buy...
‘Buying countries is Stone Age mentality:’ Inuit speak up on Greenland
Indigenous Greenlanders, who endured centuries of colonialism from Denmark, now face a new threat from Donald Trump’s United States
canadiangeographic.ca
January 16, 2026 at 11:22 AM
As you talk about Greenland, please make sure you are talking about the >56,000 Inuit who have called the Island their home for thousands of years. Here are 2 stories that include their voices, concerns, and hopes.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/buy...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/buy...